Morning Jolt: 2 killed by drunken driver at SXSW

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Posted Mar. 13, 2014 at 11:05 AM
Updated Mar 13, 2014 at 11:45 AM

Posted Mar. 13, 2014 at 11:05 AM
Updated Mar 13, 2014 at 11:45 AM

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Austin, Texas, police said a drunken driver who was fleeing from police plowed his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival, killing two people and injuring 23. The driver had been driving the wrong direction on a one-way street when police attempted to pull him over. The driver fled and eventually drove into the crowd at SXSW.

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